Eirearm



E. G. REISING.

FIREARM.

APPLlLATl-ON FILED NOV. 3, 1915.

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I INVENTOR.

TTORNEY.

E. G. Relsms.

FIREARM.'

APPLICATION FILED. NOV. (M1915.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

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v ATTORNEY.

` that class of firearms that are designed to" 10l be supported by the-person when discharged',

' IIIU(rfl'illVIEl.Guv REIYSING', 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

FIREABM. A

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE G. REIsrNG, a citizen 0`f the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Firearm, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates more especially to and an object of'rny invention, among others, is to provide a firearm that shall besimple in its construction and o eration, and particularly effective and produced.

One. form ofvfirearnl embodying my in-` vention andin the construction anduse of which the objects herein set out, vas well as others,may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichA 'Figure l `is a view in side elevatlon of the l rear portion of a rearm embodying my in- :-v Fig-6 is a detail side view vention. i

Fig. 2 isa side view, scale enlarged over Figyll, ofmy improved firearm vshown .as partially `breken away 'in central lengthwise section and with the breech-bolt in its for ward position.

Fig. 3 is. a similar view showing a part of the device illustrated in Fig. 2 and with the breech-bolt in its rearward position. v

.Fig.'4 is a view in c ross section' on plane denoted y dotted line 4-4 of Fig. 2 'looking`toward the front.

ig. 5 is a top view with parts broken away to fshow construction.

'y shown as cut away in centralsection.

Fig. :is a detail side view of a portion of my improved-firearm showing the re- A- ceiver in side elevation.

tratingv the construction of the cartridge. fcarrier. V1.45 l bolt.

. ',Fig.. 12 is a detail vien7 in cross section Figs. 8, 9 and 101 are 'detail viewsf illus- Fig. 1 1 is a detail side -view of the breechthrough the breech-bolt on plane denoted -f ward, of a portion of my improved irearnri` cut in section through-the breech-bolt and f illustrating the construction anxd operation of the breech-bolt retractor.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ient in the results` ofthe receiver Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

Application filed ovemhei' 3, 1915. Serial No, v59,365.

construction of the latch for `holding the magazinein place. 1

While my invention is not confined to a .firearm of any special type, as it readily adapts itself to theso called class of automatics,V I have selected one of this type for the purpose of illustrating my invention herein, andin the accompanying drawings the numeral 20 denotes the stock of Amy improved firearm, including a fore-end 21,

`which parts may be constructed aof wood -shaped to receive the metallic parts ofthe. gun inv any well known manner, and' which l metallic parts -includea 'receiver 22 havin 'a.barrel 23' secured to Ait in any desire manner.

end, the front end being closed by a wall Thisre'ceiver 'isf-in theA form of a housing, openat the bottom and at the rear 24 havin-g openings through one of which a l magazine tube and carrier operating lever to be hereinafter described extends, and also having recesses 81 and 82 tov receive the f oreend and triggerguard plate.. This receiver or housing has alsdanv ejector opening 25 lin .one sidev wall, .both walls having ears 26 ybetween which the front end ofthe stock is received and to which it is secured. vA

trigger guard plate 27 fits between the side I parts of the receiver at its lower edge, closing the bottom opening thereinto, the front end of this plate being shaped for reception within a lip 28 at theedge of the recess 82, vand the rear end 29 of said plate 27 eX-l tends Yupwardly between the side parts ofthe -receiver to the upper wall thereof closing the back end of the receiver and thus forming a chamber 62 within which the firing mech- -anism fis located. -An opening 30 extends through this `rear end 29 and the trigger guard platehas the usual trigger guard'32 and a rearward extension Y31 terminating in an upwardly extending lug 33.

A hanger 3 4 is secured to the barrel 23 -and WithinV the fore-end 21,. and \a magazine tube 35 projects .through this han er into an opening 36 in the wall 24, this tu e being removabl 'se/cured in place as by means of a screw 3 .in the hanger 34.'

A tubular magazine 38 is removably locatedwithin the tube '35, and is held in place as by means of a pivotally mounted latch 39 receiving thrust of a follower spring 83' and pressed thereby into an opening through the side-wall 'of the magazine tube, therebeing llhe side walls of the receiver are cutv laway in a vertical direction forming recesses 41 within which a cartridge carrier 42 is mounted to slide in a vertical direction, upward movement being imparted `to the carrier by a carrier operating lever 43 pivotally secured in a hanger M attached to the under side of the barrel, the rear end of this lever being pressed upwardly as by a spring 45 located between the front end of the lever and the under side of the magazine tube, which tube also passes'through the hanger 44. The lever 43 is pivotally mounted in a chamber 67 within the fore-end 21, the lever extending from said chamber through an opening 68 into the firing mechanism cham' ber 62. 4The carrier rides loosely upon the' spoon shaped end of the lever 43 that is located in a groove 46 in the under side of the carrier. A rounded formation 48 appears upon the upper surface of the cartridge carrier at its rear end, and within which a cartridge recess 47 is partially formed, said recess extending in the upper surface of the Cartridge carrier between rising side Walls v49, the upper edges of which are adapted to strike against the shouldersformed at theV extreme top of the recesses 41, ledges 50 on opposite sides of the rounded formation 48 being adapted to strike shoulders .51 located' 'near the upper ends of the 'recesses 41 butv below the extreme upper sides thereof. i L

' A breech-bolt 52 is mounted for sliding movement in the upper part 'of the chamber within the receiver, and vin position to pass over the upper edge of the carrier, ribs 5,3 extending lengthwise along opposite sides of the breech-bolt being located in breech-bolt grooves 54 extending alongl the walls of the receiver ,and oppositely arranged therein. The breech-bolt has side parts 55 at its front end extending for a portion ofthe Adistance backwardly, the rear end of the bolt being solid down to the lower edges of these side parts. front end of each of` these side parts is beveled at 56 to correspond with the beveled rear ends 57 of the carrier 42, so that as thev breech-bolt is lforced forward, its beveled edges striking the beveled edges of the car-l rier will force the latter downwardly intov the position shown in Fig. 2 toV receive a cartridge from the magazine 38, which cartridges being forced backwardly bythe follower 40 strike the rear wall 5,8 of the recess 55 on-the breech-bolt and in` position to engage the upper edge of the cartridge shell and force the cartridge to place in the rsite end against a shoulder on the bar.

The

barrel. The breech-bolt will beprovided with an extractor 60 and afiring pin 61 of any desirable construction, said pin, as the breech-bolt is moved backwardly, striking the rear wall of the chamber 62 and acting as an ejector, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. A

A hammer 6.3 is pivotallymounted within the chamber 62 and is forced forward by a hammer spring 64 mounted on a hammer actuating bar 65 projecting at one `end through an opening66 in the front wall of the chamber 62 in thevreceiver. The springA 64 rests with one end against the front wall of the chamber 62 and thrusts with its oppsear 69 is pivotally mounted in the chamber 62, its front end being forced by a spring pressed plunger 70 into position to engage notches in the hammer in a well known manner. A sear actuating lever "7 l is pivoted on vthe trigger guard plate27, its pivot 72- being located 1n a slot in the lever that permitsits rearward Inovement caused by the sear lever actuating cam 73 at the front end yof a slot 74 in the trigger guard plate, in which slot the trigger 75 is mounted. A When the trigger is pul ed backwardly the front end of the scar actuating lever is.` raised, the sear actuatingv prong 'thereon engaging the sear and disengaging it from the hammer. Iny this rising'movepivotally ment of the frontend of the'leverits egagement with the cam 73 causes it to move backwardly, disengaging the prong 76 from the sear and permitting the plurfger 70 to quickly move the sear into position to .again l engage a notch in the hammer upon the next rearward movement ofthe latter. This The back ena of the breech-bon isb'eveled forwardly from the top downwardly, this beveled `surface terminating in a projection `90 extending slightly below the bottom of' the breech-bolt, which projection is adapted to engage a projection 91 located on the front edge of the hammer between its ends. The object of this construction is to enable.

the greater part of thev cooking movement of the hammerto be obtained at the 'initial movement of the breech-bolt, atiwhich time the power exerted' on the breech-bolt'is the greatest; l lAfterthe hammer is cocked the projection on the breech-bolt, cooperating with that. on the hammer, having effected its purpose the breech-,bolt is free to move and complete itsA backward movement, at Aa timewhen the power to move it is much reduced, with little, if any, .obstruction to such movement by the hammer.

A breech-bolt actuating lever 78 is piv- Y otally mounted in the chamber 62, preferablyupon the pivot for the sear 69. The end of this lever opposite its pivot rests against therear end of the ybreech-holt and a breech-bolt actuating bar 79 is pivotally Connected with the lever 78 and projects backwardly through an opening in the lug 33, a breech-bolt actuating bar spring 80 pressing with one end against said lug and the other against a shoulder on the bar: The v,lever 78 l1s of angular shape and the bar 79 is so disposed and attached to the levero at' such point that hthe resistance to opening movement of the breech-bolt is on a line passing close to the pivotal point of connection of said bar to the lever but at one side thereof. This causes said force to be applied almost on the dead center so that the resistance t0-opening movement of the breech-bolt is very great at the beginning of such movement, but this resistance isv rapidly decreased after the initial lrearward movement of the breech-bolt takes place. 4

VVhil'e I have shown anddescribedherein a satisfactory. arrangement and' construcg ytion of' mechanism for accomplishing my purposepthis may be Adeparted from to a greater or lesser degree and yet be within.

the spirit and intent of the invention. A breech-bolt retracting lever 84 is pivotally mounted in a recess in the side of the breech-bolt, its outer end or finger piece projecting into the opening 25, as shown in- Fig. 13. The inner end of this lever is adapted to strike the wall of the recessv85 when the lever is swung to its operative position to retract the breech-bolt, and a presses against, theinner end of the lever an spring actuatedplunger 86 tends to hold it in its inoperative or closed position. VBy

l movingthe lever outwardl to the position shown'in dotted lines in ig. 13 its inner end will strike against the wall of, the recess 85 and-the breech-bolt may be-moved backwardly into firing osition, this -for the purpose .ofi starting t e iringv operation should the breech-bolt happen to be in its forward or closed position.

the breech-bolt actuating lever 78 is adjustably mounted in. the trigger plate, preferablythis pin being screw threadedto t a threaded o ening in the plate and its end having a slot yv means of which it may be turned. The'inner end of this pin is located to be engaged by a positioningv prong 88 extending from thev breech-bolt actuating lever 78, as clearly illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The end ofthe lever 78 in engagement with the breech-bolt isl rounded to engage the beveled-rear surface yor' the bolt, and the formation of the engaging surfaces of the breech-'boltand lever and the lever itself are so disposed as to cause the force of the breech-bolt upon the lever to 'pass close to but at one side of the pivot for the lever, so that the resistance to openi opening movement continues. By means of the positioning pin 87 .the lever may be so located that this line of force may be caused to pass nearerv to or farther from the pivotal ppnt of support of the lever.. v A

The bottomI of the carrier 42 is of such thickness that when the carrier is in its uppermost position, and as 4indicated in Fig. 3, the bottom of the carrier will partially obstruct the opening into the magazine and thus retain the cartridges in place in the magazine, the `bottom of the `carrier thus acting as a cut-off to so retain the can tridges in place. r

I claim- 1. A 'firearm including a Areceiver having side walls with` vertically extending recesses of a width equal to the length of the Vfollowing mentioned carrier oppositely disposed therein, said recesses having stop shoulders, a breech-bolt slidably mounted between said side walls, means for actuating the breech-bolt, a carrier extending between said side Walls, the lfull side surfaces of the carrier extending into said recesses and into guiding engagement therewith,

the top of said Vcarrier being adapted to firing mechanism, and means vfor supplyin cartridges to saidcarrier.` i

2. A firearm includi in'gy a chamber having sldewalls with vertically extending recesses oppostely disposed therein vand with stop shoulders' located below the topvof said chamber anda receiver `containfacing downwardly, a breech-bolt slidably* i mounted between said side walls, means for actuating thebreechfbolt, a carrier extend ing between said side walls, theI side surfaces of the carrier extending into sald re- Y cesses and into Aguiding engagement there with, ledges upon the carrierto engage said stop shoulders, said ledges being formed of the substance of the body of t e carrier and below the top thereof, means for operating the 'carrier,. firing me'chan1sm,'and

a magazine to carrier.

3. A firearm rier having'its sides extending into said recesses .and Ahaving ledges to strike said stop shoulders and top edges to strike the top vedges of said recesses, means for operatincluding a` receiver having" t side walls with vertically extending' recessesi deliver cartridges to said ing the carrier, firing mechanism, and means for supplying cartridges to said carrier.

4. A firearm including a receiver having side walls vwith vertically extending recesses oppositely disposed therein, said recesses having stop shoulders extending vpartially across each recess and facing downv wardly, a breech-bolt slidablj7 mounted between said side walls, means for actuating' azine, a carrier inovably mounted inthe re` ceiver to obtain cartridges from Isaid magazine, a projection rising above a part of the 'carrier and providing stop shoulders on each side thereof and having a cartridge recess therein, a breech-bolt slidably mounted inthe receiver and above the carrier and having a rib to enter said recess to remove a cartridge therefrom as said boltvpasses over the carrier, means for actuating the breech-bolt, and firing mechanism.

6. A firearm including a receiver, a magazine, a carrier movably mounted in the receiver to obtain cartridges from said magazine, av projection rising above a part of the carrier and having a cartridge recess therein, a breech-bolt slidably mounted in the receiver and having a recess to receive the projection on the carrier and a rib to enter the recess in the lcarrier to remove' a cartridge therefrom, means for actuating the breech-bolt, means for operating the carrier, and firing mechanism.l r

7 A firearm including a receiver, a magazine,'a carrier movably mounted in the receiver to obtain cartridges from said magazine, 'said carrier havin a .portion of the carrier between said edges and having a cartridge recess, a breech-bolt slidably mounted within theA receiver and having side parts with bevelededges oppositely disposedto those on the carrier,

said bolt being positioned to receive4 bev tween its side parts the Vprojection from i the carrier,` a rib on the bolt in position to pass'into the recess inthe carrier to remove `cartridges therefrom, means for operating the breechfbolt, means l.for operating the carrier, and firing mechanism;

8. yA firearm including a receiver, a magazine, a carrier movably mounted in the receiver to obtain cartridges from said maga- Zine, said carrier having side walls with beveled rear edges terminating inledges at the rear end thereof, a projection rislng above said ledges and between said side side walls withv beveled rear edges, a projection rising from and rin Walls and containing a cartridgev recess, a

cartridges therefrom, means for actuating I the .breech-bolt, means forV actuating the carrier, and firing mechanism.

J19. A firearm including a receiver, a magazine, a carrier movably mounted vin the receiver to -obtain cartridges from said magazine, said carrier having side parts with beveled yrear edges terminating in ledges, a projection rising above said vledges and between the side parts and having a cartridge' recess, a breech-bolty having side parts between which the projection onl the carrier is received, the side partsl on the breech-bolt being beveled to coperate with those on the carrier to operate the latter, a rib on the breech-bolt between its side parts to enter the cartridge recess in the carrier to remove cartridges therefrom, the lower edges of the side parts on the breech-bolt being located above the ledges on the carrier when the breech-bolt vis in its .closed position, means for operating the breechbolt, means for operating the carrier, and

,firing mechanism.

10. A firearm including a receiver, a magazine,'a carrier movably mounted in the receiver to obtain cartridges from said magazine, a ledge extending forwardly from the rear edge of the carrier, beveled portions extending upwardly from said ledge, said carrier having a recess to receive a car-y tridge, a breech-bolt slidably mounted in. the receiver above the carrier and having a beveled portion to engage-the beveled portion l on the carrier, the bottom of said bolt being adapted to pass over said ledges in the forward movement of the breech-bolt, a

[rib on the bolt to enter said recess in the carrier, means for actuating the breech-bolt,

mechanism.

11. A rearm including a receiver having at .its front end a wall to a chamber therein, said wall having openings therethrough, a barrel securedwithin one of said openings, a hanger secured to the barrel and depending therefrom, ,a carrier operating lever pivotally mounted in said hanger and eX- tending through, an opening in said front Wall'into the chamber in the receiver, a carrier operatively connected with said lever anda breech-bolt and firing'mechanism located inthe lchamber in the receiver.

12. A firearm' including a receiver having a wall to a chambertherein ,with openings through said Wall,"a barrel secured Within one ofsaid openings, a hanger secured to and depending from theunder side of the barrel, a magazine projecting through the hanger andthrough one of the openings in said Wall of the receiver, a" carrier level` pivot-ally mounted in the hanger and projecting through an opening in said wall to the chamber within the receiver, a carrier operatively connected with said lever and a breechbolt and firing mechanism located within the chamber within the receiver.

. l 13.` A firearm including 'a receiver having" at. its front end a' wall'to a chamber therein fwlth openings through said wall, a barrel *secured withln one of said openings, a stock to support lsaid receiver said stock having a chamber therein underlying thebarrel, a hangersecured to the barrel and depending therefrom within 'the -chamber-in the stock',

a magazine projecting through said hanger, and into an opening in said wall of the- 'means for actuating said lever, a member movably mounted to determine the forward position of `said lever at each activereciproeating movement thereof and firing mechanism to coperate with the breech-bolt.

15. A-irearm including a' receiver, af

breech-bolt movably mounted `within the receiver, av pivotally mounted breech-boltf actuating lever having a forwardprojecting prong, means for actuating lsaid lever, an

adjusting member movably mounted underneath said prong topdetermine the forward pos1t1on` of said lever and ring mechanism to c operate with the breech-bolt. j

16.'A firearm. including a `receiver, a breechlboltl movably mounted therein, a trigger plate secured to the receiver, a breechbolt actuating lever ivotallymounted on the trigger plate and aving a forward projecting prong, meansA for actuating said lever, an adjusting screw projecting through v Asaid plate to adjust said prong,and firing 1rfieichanism to coperate with said breecho t.

17. A firearm including lo'ading mechanism therefor, and firing mechanism including a hammer, a Sear, a slidable pivotally mounted sear actuating lever-*projecting through an opening in the bottom of the frame into the inclosure within the trigger guard, said opening having its edge formedl into a cam to cause sliding movement of said lever to disengage it from the Sear, means `for forcing the lever in the opposite direction, and a trigger pivotally mounted in said Aopening-to engage said lever to operate it.

18. A firearm including a frame having a hammer.

chamber therein containing loading mecha- Y.

nism, firing mechanism located in said chamber land including va hammer, a Sear pivotally'mounted onthe bottom of said chamber to engage the hammer, a slidable pivotally mounted sear actuating lever mounted in the bottom of said chamber in extension of said sear and having a prong to engage Asaid sear, a c am extension projectlng throughlan openin from said chamber into lthe inclosure' within the trigger guard,'a cam formed`on the ledge'of said openingto engage said lever to operatey it, and a trlgger pivotally mounted in said opening to engage said lever to actuate it.

19. A firearm including a receiver, a breech-bolt slidably mounted in the receiver and having a beveled'surface, a hammer pivotally mounted inthe receiver and having a projection intermediate` its ends to receive lsaid beveled surface to effect cooking move.-

ment of the hammer in an initial movement Iof the breech-bolt, and means for actuating the hammer.

20. A firearm includingI a receiver, la

I breech-bolt slidably mounted in the receiver.

and having a beveled surface on its back lower edge with a projection at the end of .said beveled surface, a 4hammer pivotally mounted in the receiverland having apro- 'ection intermediate its ends to engage said feveled surface to effect cocking of the hammer in the initial movement .breech-bolt', and means for actuating the 21. A firearm breech-bolt to elfect cooking movement o .the hammer in the. initial movement of the of the including a Y receiver, a

ybreech-bolt slidably mounted in the receiver, a hammer pivotally mounted in the receiver .and having a projection to engage the;

breech-bolt, a projection on the lower back end of the breech-bolt to engage said hammer to remove the latter from engagement with the breech-bolt before the .breech-bolt completes yits backward ymovement, and

- means for actuating the hammer. v

22.- A firearm including a receiver', a'.

breech-bolt slidably mounted therein, a piv-" otally mounted angularly shaped reechbolt actuating lever located within the' chamber in the receiver to engage lthe breechbolt, said lever being rigid and engaging the breech-bolt at that end opposite its supporting.4 pivot, the pivot of said leverv being located nearly in line with the direction of the force applied to the breech-bolt to open it and the'engaging angularly shaped` part of` he lever projecting forwardly when the breech-bolt is closed, means for actuating the lever, and firing mechanism to coperate with the breech-bolt.

-A firearm including a receiver, a breech-bolt slidably mounted Ain the receiver and having a beveled rear face, a pivotallyl mounted engulerly shaped breech-bolt eotu-V ating lever located in the chamber in the receiver and loosely engagingth'e breech-bolt and with its pivot positioned nearly 'inline with the direction of force applied to the breech-'bolt in its opening mmfementA and the engaging singularly Ashaped part of the lever projecting forwardly when the breech-bolt is closed, 'means for actuating the lever, and firing mechanism to vcoperatie With Said breech-bolt.

. 224-. A l firearm including e receiver, a

Y breecbbolt slidebly mounted in the receiver,

an .engularly slieged pivotally mounted lbreech-Teeltv actuating iever'located in the chamberin the receiver, e ber extending substantially in ine with that part of seid lever in enga-gement with the breechbolt and operatively connected with `seid lever,

'a discharge opening therein, a, breech-lochJ slidebly mounted in the receiver land having extending nearly at right angles to a line Apassing throughv Said bar and the outer end of seid lever, means for forcing said loa-r forward, and firing mechanism to cooperate with seid breech-bolt.

` 25. A firearm including e receiver having a. recess in its side, a, breech-bolt actuating lever pivotally mounted on the breech-bolt Within said recess and extending out of seid Y opening, and e, rigid stop to iimit the swing ing movement of said lever.

v EUGENE G". REISIN y Witnesses i l F. EATON, ARTHUR B. JENKINS. y/ 

